and of which sum one-third was retained by the said agents as the proportion or share of the Vice-Admiral, and 5 per cent, further on the other two-thirds, as the share of his secretary, and that a receipt was given for the amount by a clerk of the agents.”
The court agreed, That the charge had been in part proved against Vice-Admiral Stirling, and did adjudge him to remain on the half-pay list of Vice-Admirals of the Royal Navy, and not to be included in any future promotion.
This officer married Charlotte, second daughter of Andrew Grote, Esq. a banker in London.
Residence.– Woburn Farm, near Weybridge, Surrey.
RICHARD INCLEDON BURY, Esq
Vice-Admiral of the White.
This officer is descended from a family of the name of Incledon, in the north of Devonshire. In addition to his patronimick, he, some years since, assumed that of Bury.
Mr. Incledon entered into the navy about the year 1772; he was made a Lieutenant in 1778; and served as second of the Agamemnon, commanded by Captain (afterwards Sir Benjamin) Caldwell, in Sir George B. Rodney’s memorable action with the Count de Grasse, April 12, 1782[1]. In that engagement the Agamemnon suffered severely, and sustained a loss of 14 men killed, and 24 wounded. Among the latter number were Lieutenants Incledon and Brice.
Our officer was promoted to the rank of Commander in the year 1789, in consequence of his being First Lieutenant of the Magnificent, of 74 guns, Captain Richard Onslow, then in attendance on his late Majesty at Weymouth. He was at the same time appointed to the Childers sloop, stationed in the Channel.
Captain Incledon obtained post rank, Nov. 22, 1790; and at the capture of the French West India islands, in 1794[2];
